Effect of aqua-biota p supplementation on egg quality and health of broiler breeder hens

Abstract

A study was conducted to assess the effect of supplementing aqua-biota P in broiler parent diet on egg quality and litter health. Some 300 broiler parent breeders (ROSS 308) aged 47 weeks were randomly selected and distributed into six (6) groups consisting of 50 birds in each group. Three groups were assigned as treatment groups (T1, T2, T3) and other three as control groups (C1, C2 and C3) with stocking density of 8 birds/m2. The birds in treatment groups were supplemented with aqua biota-P @1000 mg per hen per day for the first 10 days and 400 mg per hen per day for the next 32 days. Weekly sample of 12 eggs each from the two groups were randomly selected and data on shell discoloration, egg weight, eggshell thickness, and albumin weight and height were recorded. Daily egg production during the trial period was also recorded and analyzed using SPSS 26. No significant differences were observed in shell discoloration, egg weight, egg shell thickness and the height of albumin within and between treatment and control groups on supplementation of Aqua-biota P in the broiler parent diets. However, low manure odor was observed among the treatment groups.